Kate Winslet - Filmbug Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Academy Award-winning actress, Kate Winslet has brought to life some of this decade's most captivating and memorable roles. Her resume consists of critically and commercially acclaimed work, as well as a span of awards and honors that illustrates Kate's talent and solidify her as a permanent place in cinema history. Most recently, Kate won her first Academy Award after a stunning past five nominations, for her role as 'Hanna Schmitz' in Stephen Daldry 's 2008 film The Reader. The Reader, an adaptation of German author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling book, showcased Kate's true talent and artistry as an actress in a leading role. Kate also won a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Critics' Choice Award, among many others, for her role as 'Hanna'. Kate also starred in Paramount Vantage's 2009 Revolutionary Road, which re-teamed her with Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio . Revolutionary Road, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Richard Yates, was directed by Sam Mendes . Kate won a Golden Globe and received many nominations for her portrayal of 'April Wheeler'.

This fall, Kate will be seen in Steven Soderbergh 's Contagion opposite Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow . Kate can most recently be seen starring in Mildred Pierce for director Todd Haynes and HBO. Mildred Pierce, based on the novel by James M. Cain, is the epic story of a proud single mother struggling to earn her daughter's love during the great depression in middle class Los Angeles. Kate grew up in a family of actors and began performing for British television when she was thirteen. At the age of seventeen, she made an international name for herself in Peter Jackson 's feature film Heavenly Creatures. She followed that in 1995 with her role as Marianne Dashwood in Ang Lee 's Sense and Sensibility. Kate received her first Academy Award nomination for this performance and was also nominated for a Golden Globe. She then went on to win the BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Award for her role. In her next film, Kate co-starred with Christopher Eccleston in Michael Winterbottom 's Jude and then as 'Ophelia' in Kenneth Branagh 's Hamlet. She next appeared as the amazing 'Rose' in James Cameron 's Titanic opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

At the age of 22, Kate received her second Academy Award nomination for this role and the honor of being the youngest actress ever to be nominated for two Academy Awards. In 1997, Kate starred as Julia in Hideous Kinky directed by Gillies McKinnon, and in 1998 co-starred with Harvey Keitel in Jane Campion 's comedic drama Holy Smoke. Kate also starred in Philip Kaufman 's period drama Quills along with Geoffrey Rush , Joaquin Phoenix and Michael Caine . Kate starred in the Richard Eyre production of Iris in 2001. In her performance portraying a young Iris Murdoch, Kate received a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination. She next starred in Michael Apteds' Enigma, a spy drama about code breakers during early WWII period and The Life of David Gale with Kevin Spacey . Kate then came to New York and dyed her hair blue and orange for her amazing portrayal as the quirky Clementine in Michel Gondry 's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for which she received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for Best Actress.

She then went on to star opposite Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland, which was named the 2004 Best Film by the National Board of Review. In 2006, Kate was seen in All the King's Men, opposite Jude Law and Sean Penn , directed by Steven Zaillian . She then extended her voice to the animated feature Flushed Away. Kate finished the year in the romantic comedy The Holiday opposite Cameron Diaz , Jude Law, and Jack Black and also starred opposite Jennifer Connelly in Todd Field 's Little Children. Kate received her fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Sarah Pierce in Little Children. This nomination earned Kate the title as the youngest actress to receive five nominations. Note: This profile was written in or before 2012. Read earlier biographies on this page . Kate Winslet Facts Kate Winslet adds to awards tally with London Critics prize - BBC News BBC News Kate Winslet adds to awards tally with London Critics prize 18 January 2016 Close share panel Image copyright Reuters Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, days after receiving an Oscar nomination.

She has already won a Golden Globe for Steve Jobs, in which she played the Apple guru's right-hand woman. Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling, stars of marital drama 45 Years, were named best actor and best actress. The British film won three awards, equalling the tally of Mad Max: Fury Road at the central London ceremony. Post-apocalyptic thriller Mad Max: Fury Road was named film of the year by the UK's film critics, while George Miller received the director of the year award. Tom Hardy was named British/Irish actor of the year for his 2015 body of work, including Mad Max, Oscar frontrunner The Revenant and Legend, in which he played the Kray twins. Image copyright PA Image caption Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench arrived together at the awards in central London Sir Kenneth Branagh arrived at the event with Dame Judi Dench, who presented him with the Dilys Powell Award for excellence in film. The pair have recently appeared together on stage in A Winter's Tale. The British/Irish actress of the year prize went to Saoirse Ronan for Colm Toibin's Brooklyn.

Despite scoring seven nominations, Cate Blanchett romance Carol only won one award, for cinematography. 'Golden tickets' Winslet, speaking of the nomination that could see her win a second Oscar, said: "I really can't believe it because it has been a very strong year. "No one has been a shoo-in. People have been flitting in and out of this best supporting actress category for quite some time. "They were like the golden tickets this year. They were really very coveted spots, particularly in this category, so I'm absolutely thrilled. I loved the experience of making it so it's ultimate cherry on the cake to be nominated." She tipped Leonardo DiCaprio for the best actor Oscar for The Revenant, saying that it is "probably going to be Leo's year". "I think you can sort of feel it and I think everyone wants it for him," added Winslet, who won the best actress Oscar for 2008 film The Reader.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Tom Courtenay was honoured for his role in 45 Years, which was named the best British/Irish film of the year 45 Years, based on a short story by David Constantine, shows the lives of married couple Kate and Geoff whose relationship is threatened as they prepare for their 45th wedding anniversary. It has also been nominated for best British film at next month's Bafta film awards . Rampling is in the running for the best actress award at next month's Academy Awards for her role in 45 Years, which was named the British/Irish film of the year. Fellow Oscar contender Mark Rylance was named best supporting actor at the awards, at London's May Fair hotel, for Bridge of Spies. Other winners included Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse film, Amy, which was named documentary of the year, and Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams, who won the young British/Irish performer award for her role in The Falling. Benjamin Cleary, also in the running for the Academy Awards, won the British/Irish short film of the year award for Stutterer.

Kate Winslet - Biography - IMDb Kate Winslet Biography Showing all 147 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (108) | Personal Quotes (24) | Salary (6) Overview (4) 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day mysticism and erotica. Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born in Reading, Berkshire, into a family of thespians -- parents Roger Winslet and Sally Anne Bridges-Winslet were both stage actors, maternal grandparents Oliver and Linda Bridges ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and uncle Robert Bridges was a fixture in London's West End theatre district. Kate came into her talent at an early age.

She scored her first professional gig at eleven, dancing opposite the Honey Monster in a commercial for a kids' cereal. She started acting lessons around the same time, which led to formal training at a performing arts high school. Over the next few years, she appeared on stage regularly and landed a few bit parts in sitcoms. Her first big break came at age 17, when she was cast as an obsessive adolescent in Heavenly Creatures (1994). The film, based on the true story of two fantasy-gripped girls who commit a brutal murder, received modest distribution but was roundly praised by critics. Still a relative unknown, Winslet attended a cattle call audition the next year for Ang Lee 's Sense and Sensibility (1995). She made an immediate impression on the film's star, Emma Thompson , and beat out more than a hundred other hopefuls for the part of plucky Marianne Dashwood. Her efforts were rewarded with both a British Academy Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Winslet followed up with two more period pieces, playing the rebellious heroine in Jude (1996) and Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh 's Hamlet (1996).

The role that transformed Winslet from art house attraction to international star was Rose DeWitt Bukater, the passionate, rosy-cheeked aristocrat in James Cameron 's Titanic (1997). Young girls the world over both idolized and identified with Winslet, swooning over all that face time opposite heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio and noting her refreshingly healthy, unemaciated physique. Winslet's performance also garnered a Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest actress to ever receive two Academy Award nominations. After the swell of unexpected attention surrounding Titanic (1997), Winslet was eager to retreat into independent projects. Rumor has it that she turned down the lead roles in both Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Anna and the King (1999) in order to play adventurous soul searchers in Hideous Kinky (1998) and Holy Smoke (1999). The former cast her as a young single mother traveling through 1970s Morocco with her daughters in tow; the latter, as a zealous follower of a guru tricked into a "deprogramming" session in the Australian outback.

The next year found her back in period dress as the Marquis de Sade's chambermaid and accomplice in Quills (2000). Kate holds the distinction of being the youngest actor ever honored with four Academy Award nominations (she received her fourth at age 29). As of 2016, she has been nominated for an Oscar seven times, winning one of them: she received the Best Actress Oscar for the drama The Reader (2008), playing a former concentration camp guard. For her performance of Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs (2015), she received her seventh Academy Award nomination. Off camera, Winslet is known for her mischievous pranks and familial devotion. She has two sisters, Anna Winslet and Beth Winslet (both actresses), and a brother, Joss. In 1998, she married assistant director Jim Threapleton . They had a daughter, Mia Honey Threapleton, in October 2000. They divorced in 2001. She later married director Sam Mendes in 2003 and gave birth to their son, Joe Alfie Winslet-Mendes, later that year.

After seven years of marriage, in February 2010 they announced that they had amicably separated, and divorced in October 2010. In 2012, Kate married Ned Rocknroll, with whom she has a son. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. - IMDb Mini Biography By: IMDb Editors Spouse (3) Voluptuous figure Trivia (108) Kate met her now ex-1st husband Jim Threapleton on the set of her movie Hideous Kinky (1998), where he was working as an assistant director. Won Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Grammy Awards, shared with Graham Greene (2000). Turned down the Gwyneth Paltrow role in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and the Jodie Foster role in Anna and the King (1999). At age 11, she began attending the acting school Redroofs in Maidenhead, England, UK. Sister of Anna Winslet , Joss Winslet and Beth Winslet . Kate is the second child.

Her first acting job was dancing with the Honey Monster in a commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Manchester Evening News Award for her theatre role in "What the Butler Saw" as Geraldine Barclay (1994). Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1996) and (2004). She has a younger brother: Joss Winslet. Parents are Roger Winslet (actor) and Sally Bridges-Winslet. After her first success in the film Heavenly Creatures (1994), a reviewer predicted that she would always be associated with that character and would never be a big star. Recorded a song for the soundtrack for the movie Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001). Producers were so impressed at her efforts they have decided to release the ballad - called "What If?" - as a single. It reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six. As of 2016, the music video of "What If?" has 11 million views on YouTube.

[June 2001] (September 3, 2001) Announced that she and husband Jim Threapleton are separating. Purchased a $3 million (US) home in London with then-boyfriend (later husband) Sam Mendes . They also bought a home in New York City. [2002]. She holds a unique position in Academy Awards history: Only twice have two actresses been nominated for playing the same character in the same film. The first two were Gloria Stuart and Kate in Titanic (1997). The second two were Judi Dench and Kate in Iris (2001). Married director Sam Mendes in a private ceremony whilst on holiday in the West Indies. [May 2003] Daughter Mia's name is Italian for "my". Prefers to wear boots rather than ordinary shoes because it makes her feel that her feet are "firmly on the ground". Missed the premiere of Titanic (1997) because she was attending the funeral of close friend and former boyfriend, Stephen Tredre .

Resides in West Sussex England, her main home is in Itchenor (West Sussex), she owns a home in the Chelsea district (New York City). Has a nephew: George Bryn Mawr Winslet Jones. His mother is Beth Winslet . Sprained her ankle on the set of Romance & Cigarettes (2005). [May 2004] She sold her North London home in Belsize Park to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin . Was considered for the role of Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), but it was then decided she was too young to portray the role. On the day she had to film the straitjacket scene in Hamlet (1996), she learned she had won the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997). While serving as host of Saturday Night Live (1975) one week after Ashlee Simpson 's "recorded song malfunction", she opened the show by singing and dancing live. Was born in the same hospital as her ex-husband, Sam Mendes . Filmed her 2005 American Express commercial in Camden Town, London, England.

First screen kiss was with Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994). Her performance as Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is ranked #81 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). Her daughter Mia had to be delivered by Cesarean section, which made Kate feel she hadn't given birth properly. She admitted to it only after giving birth to her son Joe (who had been delivered naturally). Was offered the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), which went to Miranda Otto . Kate married Sam Mendes , who was childhood friends with Tom Hollander , with whom he went to Cambridge University and whom he directed in several plays. Tom and Kate were both in the film Enigma (2001). Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Premiere magazine for Sense and Sensibility (1995)) (1995). Won Best Film Actress, Smash Hits magazine (1998). Won Sexiest Actress, Entertainment Insider Awards (1998).

Won Film Actress of the Year, Variety Club of Great Britain (1999). Nominated for Best Actress, Roughcut.com Internet Movie Award for Holy Smoke (1999) (2000). When interviewed on Good Morning America (1975) to promote her film The Holiday (2006), they surprised her by showing a clip which was supposedly Winslet on the Sugar Puff Commercial in 1987. However, the girl in the clip shown was not her. Winslet did not point out the error because she did not want to embarrass the researcher and get the person fired. She was then praised by the media for her caring and consideration of other people (2006). Her performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is her personal favorite. Along with Claude Rains (for Mr.

Skeffington (1944)), Vanessa Redgrave (for Julia (1977)), Mare Winningham (for Georgia (1995)) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (for The Master (2012)), she is one of the few performers to be nominated for an Supporting Oscar (for Iris (2000)) for playing the title role in a movie. As of 2013, Redgrave is the only one to win. As of January 2009, at the age of 34, she is the youngest actress to rack up six Academy Award nominations . Won Best Actress, Toronto Film Festival for Heavenly Creatures (1994), shared with Melanie Lynskey (1995). Runner-Up for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Holy Smoke (1999) (1999). Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Rec.Arts.Movies.* Critics Circle for Quills (2000) (2000). Runner-Up for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics for Holy Smoke (1999) (2000).

Runner-Up for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (2004). Chris Tookey, of the British newspaper "Daily Mail", chose her as Best Actress of the Year for her roles in The Holiday (2006) and Little Children (2006) (2006). Is a huge fan of Rufus Wainwright 's CD, "Poses" (mentioned in one of her ads for AmEx). Nominated for Best Actress in a Dramatic Performance, Excellent Dynamic Activism (EDA) Awards/The Alliance of Women Journalists for Little Children (2006) (2006). In an interview for the London Evening Standard, she revealed she has taken a year off (from April 2006 to April 2007) from her career, to spend more time with her family (2007). Official celebrity spokesperson for Lancôme perfumes and cosmetics (2007). Her children refer to very close friend Leonardo DiCaprio as "Uncle Leo". He also bought Kate an inscribed gold ring, after they filmed Revolutionary Road (2008).

However, Winslet keeps the inscription a secret. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful in the World (2005). Auditioned for the role of Elizabeth in Kenneth Branagh 's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Helena Bonham Carter got the role, but Branagh was so impressed by Winslet that he offered her the role of Ophelia in Hamlet (1996). Involved, along with Sherilyn Fenn , Rufus Sewell , Miranda Richardson and Paul McGann in the 1998 film project "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline". The film was to be executive produced by Emma Thompson , and written and directed by Fay Efrosini Lellios . The shooting was set to start in June 1998 in New Hampshire. The film was canceled due to financial withdrawal (1998). Placed third equal (with Anne Hathaway ) for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Revolutionary Road (2008) (2008). The Holiday (2006) was the first movie that Kate used her own accent and did not develop a special voice for her character.

Sister-in-law of Edmund Harcourt . Only the third person in history to win two acting Golden Globes in the same year (Best Actress, Drama for Revolutionary Road (2008) and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader (2008)). As of 2015, she is only one of six performers who won a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama without being nominated for an Oscar for that same role (hers for Revolutionary Road (2008)). The others are Spencer Tracy in The Actress (1953), Anthony Franciosa in Career (1959), Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Shirley MacLaine in Madame Sousatzka (1988), Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998). However, of those six performers, Winslet is the only one to be nominated and win an Academy Award for a leading role but for a different role, in a same year.

The producers of the The Reader (2008) tried to promote Winslet as Supporting Actress during the Oscar race 2009 in order to enhance her chances to get nominated twice (for Best Supporting Actress for The Reader (2008) and Best Lead Actress for her role in Revolutionary Road (2008)). The Academy overthrew this plan by nominating Winslet for Best Lead Actress for her performance in The Reader (2008), leaving aside her performance in Revolutionary Road (2008), although she won several other award nominations in both categories for the respective movies. According to Academy rules, an actor is eligible for only one nomination in a single category. Is one of 13 actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance.

The others in chronological order are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Mo'Nique for Precious (2009), Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010), Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011), Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013), Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014) and Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014). Was originally cast as Nola Rice in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), but dropped out at the last minute, so she could spend her time with her child. The role went to Scarlett Johansson . Was considered for the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! (2001) but Nicole Kidman , who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

Returned to work 11 months after giving birth to her daughter Mia in order to begin filming The Life of David Gale (2003). Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Joe in order to begin filming Romance & Cigarettes (2005). Born at 7:15 am-BST. (March 15, 2010) Announced that she had separated amicably from husband Sam Mendes two months previously. Is just 12 years older than Evan Rachel Wood , who played her daughter on Mildred Pierce (2011). Virgin Group billionaire Richard Branson credited Kate with 'helping to carry' his 90-year-old mother out of his burning Caribbean-island house, where Winslet, her boyfriend 'Ned Rocknroll' and her two children were staying. [August 2011] Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World" for 17 consecutive years.

She was ranked #55 in 2013, #65 in 2012, #50 in 2011, #31 in 2010, #22 in 2009, #12 in 2008, #15 in 2007, #18 in 2006, #21 in 2005, #13 in 2004, #11 in 2003, #14 in 2002, #4 in 2001, #11 in 2000, #20 in 1999, #17 in 1998, and #27 in 1997. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Kate was the first actress considered for the role of River Song in Doctor Who (2005). The role went to Alex Kingston .

(November 22, 2012) Was awarded the CBE, by Queen Elizabeth II , for her services to acting. (December 26, 2012) Announced that she and Ned Rocknroll, whom she has been engaged to since July 2012, married in a secret ceremony in New York with just Winslet's children, Mia and Joe, and 6 friends present. Leonardo DiCaprio gave the bride away. One of her maternal great-great-grandfathers, Alfred Lidman, was Swedish. Was working in a deli when she landed her first film role, Heavenly Creatures (1994). She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers around the world. Gave birth to her 1st child at age 25, a daughter Mia Honey Threapleton on October 12, 2000. Child's father is her now ex-1st husband, Jim Threapleton . Wrote the book "The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism" to raise awareness and support for autism.

The book has personal statements and self-portraits from various celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio , Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine . All revenues will go to The Golden Hat Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Winslet [2012]. As of 2015, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Sense and Sensibility (1995), Titanic (1997), Finding Neverland (2004) and The Reader (2008). Titanic (1997) won in the category. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 28, a son Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes on December 22, 2003. Child's father is her now ex-2nd husband, Sam Mendes . Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 38, a son Bear Blaze Winslet on December 7, 2013. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Ned Rocknroll. Gave her 3rd son name Bear after her old friend's nickname and a nickname Blaze because she and her husband met in a house fire.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 17, 2014. Turned down the female lead role in Transcendence (2014) due to her dual conflicts with A Little Chaos (2014) and Divergent (2014). The role went to Rebecca Hall instead. Was the 134th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Reader (2008) at The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) on February 22, 2009. Completed on filming A Little Chaos (2014) when she was three months pregnant with her son, Bear Blaze. She did her own stunt in the scene where her character falls into a weir, she didn't tell anybody that she was pregnant back then, because she knew they wouldn't let her fall in if they knew. Quentin Tarantino and Liv Ullmann have expressed their desire to work with Winslet. Was five months pregnant with her third child, Bear Blaze, while filming Divergent (2014).

Despite only being on set for four weeks, it got to a point where shooting above her waist was required as well as her carrying folders, files and iPads to cover the bump in master shots. Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Bear Blaze, to begin filming Insurgent (2015). [May 2014] Learned how to sew for her part in The Dressmaker (2015). Costume designer Margot Wilson was exclusively hired to create the outfits for Winslet's character, and Winslet assisted this process, with her newly taught skills. Winslet and her Titanic (1997) and Revolutionary Road (2008) co-star (as well as close friend) Leonardo DiCaprio have been nominated for Oscars in the same year twice: in 2006 for Blood Diamond (2006) (DiCaprio) and Little Children (2006) (Winslet), and in 2015 for The Revenant (2015) (DiCaprio) and Steve Jobs (2015) (Winslet).

Is the 3rd youngest actress (at age 40) to have received 7 Academy Award nominations, behind Bette Davis (age 36) and Meryl Streep (age 38). The longest she has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 7 years between her nominations for The Reader (2008) and Steve Jobs (2015). In 2005, at the age of 29, she became the youngest actress to receive 4 Academy Award nominations when she was nominated for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). She lost her record to Jennifer Lawrence (25 years old) in 2016. As of 2016, Winslet holds the record of youngest actress to receive five and six Academy Award nominations. She received her fifth nomination in 2007, at age 31, for Little Children (2006), and her sixth nomination in 2009, at age 33, for The Reader (2008). Winslet and Cate Blanchett have both received their seventh Academy Award nomination in 2016.

Winslet for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs (2015), and Blanchett for Best Actress for Carol (2015). Was originally cast in the role ultimately played by Rachel Weisz in The Mercy (2017) before dropping out. While being interviewed by Entertainment Tonight (1981) at the red carpet of the 2016 Golden Globes, her long-time friend Leonardo DiCaprio stated that Winslet is his favorite actress in the industry and he would love to work with her again. Husband Ned (b. Abel Smith) works for uncle Richard Branson 's space travel company Virgin Galactic in the capacity of "Head of Marketing Promotion and Astronaut Experience". Her favorite movies of her own are Heavenly Creatures (1994), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Revolutionary Road (2008), The Reader (2008), & Steve Jobs (2015). Winslet won the Oscar for Best Actress for "The Reader" (2008). Was terrified of Alan Rickman when she first met him on the set of Sense & Sensibility.

After a week of getting to know him she realized how sweet and kind he was in real life. They ended up becoming great friends and would work again together. Kate also developed a crush on him. Was devastated when Alan Rickman died in 2016. She gave a tearful tribute to him at the London Critics Awards a few days after he passed away. She refused offer to play Milada Horáková in Milada (2017), eventually played by Ayelet Zurer . Personal Quotes (24) [on her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994)]: I was reading the script in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, "I've GOT to get this!". And he replied, "Then you will." And I thought, "Yep, that's it. I'm bloody well going to." And that was it. I was so determined. It was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn't believe it. I was so happy, I cried.

I remember I was working part-time at a deli at the time because I didn't have any money and was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I'd got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn't control myself. It was absolutely brilliant. In 2002, she had this to say about doing nude scenes: I like exposing myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself. I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films. It's very important for me to make the statement that I am English and just because I've done one really big film, it doesn't mean that I don't want to keep a finger in the fantastic British film industry and do films like this. On her spur-of-the-moment marriage to Sam Mendes : We hadn't been planning to do it but we thought it was rather a good idea, so we just did it. After Titanic (1997), it would have been completely foolish for me to go and try and top that.

I'm an English girl, I've always loved England, I've never felt the desire to leave it for any particular reason. And whilst I'm ambitious and care very much about what I do, I'm not competitive. I also don't want to act every day of my life. ... So it was important to me after Titanic (1997) to just remind myself of why it was that I was acting in the first place, which is of course because I love it. Since I was 13 or 14, I've always felt older than I actually am. I was on the tube just before Christmas and this girl turned round to me and said, "Are you Kate Winslet ?". And I said, "Well, yes. I am actually." And she said, "And you're getting the tube?". And I said, "Yes." And she said, "Don't you have a big car that drives you around?". And I said, "No". And she was absolutely stunned that I wasn't being driven round in some flash car all the time. It was ludicrous. People say to me, "You seem to have made this conscious decision to do independent films." In reality, I haven't.

After each movie, I always think, how different can I possibly be?... Is this going to challenge me, is this going to inspire me, and is this going to make me love my job more than I already do? There is no way we are going to move out of England. Some might think that we want to live in Hollywood but that is not what we want at all. We will go and live in New York when it is necessary because of work but we prefer to be in England. I'm proud to be English - we both are. It's very important to me to retain that. I am an English girl and I love England. I have never felt the desire to leave. I am still ambitious and I will have to travel and live elsewhere because of that but England is always home. On a scene from the movie Holy Smoke (1999): It was a difficult scene. When I read the script and I saw this scene was there, I laughed hysterically. I just couldn't believe it. When it came to shooting it, I had been sort of putting it off, and pretending it wasn't going to happen. And suddenly, I am there naked, peeing and thinking "Oh no!".

It was really hard to do, but I've always loved the fact that it was there, and it's such a sort of turning point for the character I play in the movie that I've always felt sort of good, that it should be there. On receiving her fourth Oscar nomination: I can't believe it. I am ecstatic! This nomination means so much to me. To be remembered for a film that was released a while ago, I am unbelievably honoured and completely overwhelmed. There's more to life than cheekbones. Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be me. Life is short, and it is here to be lived. Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go. I don't know if it's a skill, but I have been really lucky. I've always got on with every actor I've had to work opposite. I just always try and be as accepting of that person as I possibly can, and remain non-judgmental about their process, because every actor works in a different way. I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined.

If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me. On going to the 1996 Oscars: Emma Thompson said to me "Listen, it's honestly just like going to see a fantastic show", and actually it really is, because there are so many people to look at and all those fabulous frocks and it's really fascinating. But mum and dad and I did kind of amble through it a bit, a bit like the Beverly Hillbillies, getting out the car, my mum stepping on my dress and I'm going "Mum, mum!". I'm really proud of being English, because I learned my job in England, in English films with English actors. But I never dared dream of such a success... it's more than a dream. I realize it's extraordinary for a British actress. I feel good, but guilty at the same time, cause I wish I could share this emotion with all my British actors' friends... I play the main character in the most expensive and probably successful film, but that's not a good reason to leave England and become a superstar. Not at all. It seems daft that I'm famous and I've not really got to grips with that.

On taking chances in Hollywood: If you're not still learning and growing as an actor, then you have no backbone and no career. [November 2000] My skin still crawls if you call me a movie star. I get embarrassed. I think, don't be ridiculous. Maybe it's because I'm British. To me, Julia Roberts that's a movie star. But when people do call me one, that, I think, is an enormous compliment but, my God, is that a responsibility! [on being nominated in the same category as superstar Meryl Streep ] It feels unbelievable to be mentioned in the same breath as fellow actress Meryl Streep. It's inconceivable to me that this would even happen in my lifetime at all. It's such a dream. Salary (6) Kate Winslet - YIFY Movies Kate Winslet Reading, UK: Biography: Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She is the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader (2008).

Winslet has been acclaimed for both dramatic and comedic work in projects ranging from period to contemporary films, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicised indie films. She has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association among others, and has been nominated for an Emmy Award for television acting. Raised in Berkshire, Winslet studied drama from childhood, and began her career in British television in 1991. She made her film debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994), for which she received her first notable critical praise. She achieved recognition for her subsequent work in a supporting role in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and for her leading role in Titanic (1997), the highest grossing film at the time.

Since 2000, Winslet's performances have continued to draw positive comments from film critics, and she has been nominated for various awards for her work in such films as Quills (2000), Iris (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), The Reader (2008) and Revolutionary Road (2008). Her performance in the latter prompted New York magazine to describe her as "the best English-speaking film actress of her generation". The romantic comedy The Holiday and the animated film Flushed Away (both 2006) were among the biggest commercial successes of her career. Winslet was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 2000. She has been included as a vocalist on some soundtracks of works she has performed in, and the single "What If" from the soundtrack for Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001), was a hit single in several European countries.

Winslet has a daughter with her former husband, Jim Threapleton, and a son with her second husband, Sam Mendes, from whom she is separated. She lives in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Winslet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Question: Kate Winslet won an Academy Award for Best Actress in which 2008 film?
Answer: THE READER